They both have a toolbox element, they both play a fair midrange game that threatens to win with a combo, and they frequently get to utilize any powerful new cards that get released, making them only get stronger set after set. Recently, Sam Black made a comparison to the current Urza decks reminding him of 《Birthing Pod》 decks of the past, and I’m inclined to agree. This version really starts to take on a midrange gameplan in game 1.
In the first Modern Challenge where he was legal we see UBERMIKEYB made the top 8 with a Bant Company deck featuring Oko. Like I mentioned earlier, it basically took no time for Oko to make an appearance in Modern. It will likely involve wanting to deal with something like 《Champion of the Parish》 or another creature with +1/+1 counters, as turning those into an Elk is a lot less effective. So just make sure when you’re thinking about trading your Food token for something that you keep that in mind. In a world where most people are likely planning on getting rid of your Planeswalkers via combat damage, 6 more loyalty is just an absurd amount to give up. The big reason it’s a miss in my book though is that instead of using his you could just use his on the permanent you’d like to take or the one you were planning on donating, and have 6 more loyalty on your Oko. For starters, your opponent will know you have this option available to you if Oko’s already in play and they have some high impact creature in hand you could take, so they will probably just not play it. I actually think this ability is kind of miss, while I’m sure there are some high value creatures that might be worth trading something for, the play patterns don’t usually end up with Oko playing that way.
Hour of Devastation is a weekly Magic The Gathering Podcast hosted by Joe Lowdon and Sam Neal.One last note about Oko before I dive into some decklists is regarding his last ability.
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